Will President Biden Be Denied Communion? Syracuse Professor Weighs In

Margaret Thompson, associate professor of history and political science in the Maxwell School, quoted in The Hill story “Bishops to debate banning communion for president.”

Thompson commented on the controversy over whether or not President Biden should be denied communion based on his stance on abortion. She noted, “There really is a tension between bishops and that tension has always existed in the USCCB, it’s always been there. It’s just a question of what is predominant.”